Combined planter and fertlizer-distributer.



E. W. WILLIAMSON. COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1914.

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E. W. WILLIAMSON. COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. 1914.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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EDWARD WESLEY WILLIAMSON, OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER-DISTBIBUTER.

Application filed January 21, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W'. WILLIAM- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Florence, in the county of Florence and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CombinedPlanters and Fertilizer-Distributers,of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a combined. fertilizer distributer andplanter, and the object of the invention is to distribute fertilizer,mix the same with the soil, open a furrow, deposit the seed therein, andcover the same, all by means of the same device and substantially at thesame time, whereby, operation will accomplish what might otherwiserequire a number of separate operations performed at different times bymeans of different devices and possibly operated by different parties.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete device. Fig.2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front viewpartly in section on line 5-5 of F ig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectionon the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In constructing the device I employ a suitable rectangular frame 1provided with the necessary cross members and said frame is centrallysupported by a suitable front wheel 4 which supports a suitable truck 5,said truck comprising vertical side members 6 provided with suitableperforations, the front portion of the frame 1 being supported by asuitable rod 2 adapted to engage with said perforations, and by means ofwhich the front end may be adjusted by raising or lowering the same, orwhen required by the nature of the ground one side of the frame may belifted for the purpose of leveling the frame. A suitable tongue 7 isattached to the truck 5.

Mounted upon the rotatable axle 3 are sprocket wheels 8 and 9. Upon theforward portion of the frame is a hopper 10 provided with a forwardlypivoted bottom, said bottom being mechanically actuated by means of thespur wheel 14;

Pivotally connected to the front portion of a frame 1 are shanks 17 offertilizer mixing plows 18. These plows work to the rear Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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of the hopper 10 and thoroughly mix the fertilizer with the soil.Suitable levers 19 also pivoted at their forward ends are connected bylinks 20 with the shanks 17 of the plows 18, and said levers work uponsuitable ratchets 21. These levers are connected by a common cross rod24 the ends of which project laterally beyond the levers and areprovided with suitable nuts, collars or shanks, and springs 25 arecarried by said connecting rod and bear upon the outer faces of thelevers, thereby positively hold- 1iong the same in engagement with theratchet ars.

Situated upon the rear portion of the frame is a seed hopper 26, saidhopper being provided with a shaft 27 upon which is placed a sprocketwheel 28 and a chain 29 runs from this sprocket wheel to the sprocketwheel 9 upon the axle 3. The shaft 27 carries within the hopper 26 afeed wheel 30 and a suitable agitator fingers 31, it is also providedwith a slide 32 operated by a lever 33 whereby the opening at the bottomof the hopper can be increased or decreased so as to regulate the amountof seed delivered from the hopper by the feed wheel. This hopper isespecially adapted for the planting of cotton seed although I do notwish to be limited to the planting of any particular seed.

A. rear pivoted frame 34 carries a roller 35 and in advance of saidroller said frame carries suitable seed covering devices 36.

A cable 37 runs from the frame 34 to a suitable lever 38, by means ofwhich the frame 34 may be adjusted and if desired it can be liftedentirely clear of the ground.

Intermediate the two hoppers there is pivotally connected to the frame asuitable furrow opening device 39. Said device being provided withuprights 40 which are adapted to Work vertically in guide ways 41carried by opposite sides of the hopper 26, thereby permitting limitedvertical move ment of the opener 39 but preventing any swinging sidemovement. This insures a straight furrow but at the same time permitsthe furrow opener 39 to ride over any obstruction. A suitable seat 42 isalso arranged between the hoppers.

Main side wheels3 are loosely mounted on the axle 3 and adjacent one ofthe wheels a clutch member 43 is keyed upon the axle and a suitableclutch operating lever 44 is adapted to shift the member 43 intoengagement with the ratchet portion of the hub thereby locking one ofthe wheels to the axle, causing the axle to rotate with said wheel.

What I claim is A device of the kind describedcomprising a centrallymounted frame, means for supporting the front end of the frame, thefront end being vertically adjustable with respect to said supportingmeans, 'a fertilizer distributer mounted 'upon the forward end of theframe, said distributer comprising'a vertically movable bottom, meansactuatedby travel of-the frame "for rocking said bottom, plow shankspivotally connected to the front of the frame and extending rearwardlyupon opposite sidesofsaid distributer,'miX1ng plows carried by saidshanks, a

vVertically movable furrow opener arranged to the rear of said plows andin line with said distributer, a seed hopper arranged upon the "frame tothe rear of said furrow :opener and in alinement therewith a rear Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five 'cents each, by addressing theflommissionerof Patents,

Washington, D. G.

